Multiple sources said Wednesday that Eritrean troops had deployed in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, raising fears that an internal conflict could widen into a regional war. Fighting between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian federal forces began on September 23. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing the rebels, and the neighbours cut diplomatic ties last week.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 10:30

Lawyers for Christa Pike say she is alive and able to speak after an execution attempt went wrong. Republican candidates are increasingly distancing themselves from President Trump during debates. In California, a couple was arrested over allegations that they raised more than 20 children in abusive conditions.

AABC News2026-10-08 10:29

French astronaut Sophie Adenot and the rest of SpaceX Crew-12 have started returning from the International Space Station. She has set a record for the longest continuous stay in orbit by a European astronaut, with splashdown scheduled off California on Thursday.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 10:29

A Russian strike killed at least 30 people in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to the regional governor. Police said a Russian glide bomb struck two passenger buses. Russian forces have intensified attacks on the city as they seek to advance further into the eastern Donetsk region.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-08 10:25

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is making his first visit to Germany and was welcomed with military honours by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz outside the chancellery in Berlin.

RReuters2026-10-08 10:24

The BBC found that hackers took more personal details than Asos initially revealed. Asos is issuing an update on the data leak in a live broadcast.

BBBC News2026-10-08 10:16

Former antisemitism envoy Noa Tishby and Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer discuss on ‘Hannity’ the backlash facing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his post on the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack.

FFox News2026-10-08 10:15

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Wednesday night, rallying Texas voters to support Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

AABC News2026-10-08 10:14

Bloomberg has learned that China managed to obtain parts from an F-35 stealth fighter jet after a UPS employee missed an email.

BBloomberg Television2026-10-08 10:13

A midday roundup of important stories from Europe and beyond on October 8, 2026.

Eeuronews2026-10-08 10:07

Court records say an 18-year-old man has been accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America.

AABC News2026-10-08 10:05

At the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, Jill Biden and Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung discussed the future of health and healthcare, with a particular focus on women's health. Biden, chair of the Milken Institute Women's Health Network, said she hoped the US would follow Singapore's example in promoting preventive care, including earlier bone-density scans.

CCNA2026-10-08 10:01

Minutes showed most Federal Reserve policymakers expect further rate increases, while investors demanded more compensation for holding long-term debt, pushing bond yields to 24-year highs. Wall Street grew uneasy about the huge, increasingly interconnected financing deals behind the AI build-out. Samsung shares fell despite operating profits rising eightfold, while TSMC reported record sales.

RReuters2026-10-08 10:01

The olive harvest, once a joyful season in the occupied West Bank, has become dangerous and frightening. Armed Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians, while Israeli forces are barring families from their own land. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Ramallah.

AAl Jazeera English2026-10-08 10:00

More than 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EU, French finance minister Roland Lescure has invited Britain to return fully. His remarks followed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying a second Brexit referendum could be possible in a future Labour election manifesto.

BBBC News2026-10-08 10:00

Mia Goth filed a divorce petition in Los Angeles, saying she and Shia LaBeouf have been separated since July 2025. The actors married nearly 10 years ago.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 10:00

The United Nations said Thursday that El Niño will strengthen further before peaking in December, and could rank among the strongest since at least 1950. The UN weather and climate agency said the natural phenomenon is expected to raise temperatures across much of the planet, compounding human-caused climate change.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:59

Britain and Germany will launch a joint partnership to counter sabotage and cyberattacks when Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in Berlin on Thursday. Both leaders had recently warned of the hybrid threat from Russia.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:58

The USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, after a 10-month deployment to the Middle East. The carrier supported the U.S. war against Iran and spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-08 09:57

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said Wednesday. Thousands demonstrated over her death.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:56

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they struck Riyadh airport with another ballistic missile on Thursday. Saudi authorities said earlier Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports this week killed three people and wounded 36. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation, as fighting continues in Yemen.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:55

Christa Pike, sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, woke up in a hospital this week “angry and confused,” her lawyers said Wednesday. She survived Tennessee’s botched attempt to execute her and faces a long recovery.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:53

In Cairo's Manshiyet Nasser district, nearly 120,000 residents process a third of the megacity's waste each day. Informal recyclers, long marginalised, are undergoing a major transformation amid geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a route usually used to transport polyethylene from the Gulf.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-08 09:46

Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday and continued north. The Gulf Coast was under high alert, with the storm expected to make landfall in Florida’s panhandle Friday night. The National Hurricane Center said maximum sustained winds had reached 75 mph.

AABC News2026-10-08 09:40